Daily challenge: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

The complete record of this day's puzzles: each grid, every word it contained, and the players who scored highest. Words are validated against Popple's 172,727-word dictionary; minimum length is 3 letters on 4×4, 4 on 5×5, and 5 on 6×6.

4x4 grid (123 possible words, minimum 3 letters)

Y	S	I	C
O	O	C	A
H	N	O	T
G	S	T	E

All 123 words in this grid

7-letter words (1)

TOCCATE

6-letter words (7)

ACCOST, CISCOS, CONTOS, OCTETS, SCATTS, SCIONS, SCOOTS

5-letter words (28)

CIONS, CISCO, COHOS, CONTE, CONTO, COONS, COOTS, COTTA, HONGS, HOOTS, ICONS, NOISY, OCTET, SCATT, SCION, SCOOT, SCOTS, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOOT, SNOOT, SONGS, SOOTS, STOAI, STOAT, TACOS, TONGS, TOONS

4-letter words (49)

CATE, CIAO, CION, COAT, COHO, CONS, COON, COOS, COOT, COSH, COST, COSY, COTE, COTS, COYS, EONS, HONG, HONS, HOOT, HOYS, ICON, IONS, NOSH, NOSY, NOTA, NOTE, ONTO, OOHS, OOTS, SCAT, SCOT, SHOO, SNOT, SONG, SONS, SOON, SOOT, STET, STOA, TACO, TAOS, TETS, TONG, TONS, TOON, TOSH, TOST, TOTE, TOTS

3-letter words (38)

ACT, AIS, ATE, ATT, CAT, CIS, CON, COO, COS, COT, COY, EON, ETA, HON, HOY, ION, NOH, NOO, NOS, NOT, OAT, OCA, OHO, OHS, ONS, OOH, OOT, SIC, SON, SOT, SOY, TAO, TET, TOE, TON, TOO, TOT, YON

5x5 grid (161 possible words, minimum 4 letters)

S	T	Y	F	D
O	P	N	E	P
B	D	S	O	S
T	B	N	H	H
W	I	E	K	I

All 161 words in this grid

8-letter words (1)

DESPONDS

7-letter words (3)

DESPOND, DESPOTS, DOBBINS

6-letter words (9)

DEPONE, DESPOT, DOBBIN, HENBIT, KENDOS, KNOSPS, SHENDS, SPENDS, WINOES

5-letter words (51)

BENDS, BINDS, DENTS, FENDS, HONED, HONES, HONEY, HOPED, HOPES, HOSED, HOSEN, HOSES, KENDO, KENOS, KNOPS, KNOSP, NEONS, NONES, NOSED, NOSES, NOSEY, OPENS, PENDS, PEONS, PEONY, PESOS, PONDS, PONES, POSED, POSES, SENDS, SHEND, SHOED, SHOES, SHONE, SHOPS, SNYES, SONES, SPEND, SPENT, SPOTS, STOPS, STYED, STYES, TWINE, TWINS, TYNED, TYNES, TYPOS, WINDS, WINOS

4-letter words (97)

BEND, BENS, BIND, BINE, BINS, BODS, BOPS, BOTS, DEFY, DENS, DENT, DENY, DOPY, DOST, DOTS, DOTY, ENDS, EONS, EPOS, ESPY, FEND, FENS, HENS, HIKE, HOED, HOES, HONE, HONK, HONS, HOPE, HOPS, HOSE, KENO, KENS, KNIT, KNOP, NEBS, NEON, NIBS, NOES, NONE, NOPE, NOSE, NOSH, ONES, ONTO, OPED, OPEN, OPES, OPTS, OSES, PEND, PENS, PENT, PEON, PESO, PODS, POND, PONE, PONS, PONY, POSE, POSH, POST, POTS, PYES, SEND, SENT, SHOE, SHOP, SNED, SNIB, SNIT, SNYE, SODS, SONE, SONS, SOPS, SPED, SPOT, STOB, STOP, STYE, TINE, TINS, TODS, TOPS, TWIN, TYES, TYNE, TYPO, WIND, WINE, WINK, WINO, WINS, YENS

6x6 grid (91 possible words, minimum 5 letters)

O	I	C	Z	O	D
A	T	T	T	G	R
I	E	H	Y	T	R
N	Y	P	I	O	C
H	W	L	P	T	E
I	O	W	S	I	B

All 91 words in this grid

8-letter words (3)

DOGTROTS, SPORTILY, TIPPYTOE

7-letter words (6)

BISTORT, DOGTROT, DOTTILY, ECOTYPE, GOTHITE, PHENYLS

6-letter words (26)

COTYPE, ECTYPE, ETHYLS, GOTTEN, GROTTO, GROTTY, HIPPIE, HOLPEN, HYPHEN, IOLITE, LIPPEN, OTITIS, PHENYL, PIPITS, PISTIL, POTSIE, ROPILY, ROTTEN, SIPPET, SLIPPY, SPORTY, SPOTTY, THETIC, TIPPET, TIPTOE, YIPPIE

5-letter words (56)

ATTIC, COILS, CROPS, DORTY, DOTTY, ETHYL, GROTS, HIPPO, HIPPY, HOWLS, LIPPY, NEATH, NETTY, NITTY, OATEN, PETIT, PETTI, PETTO, PETTY, PIPET, PIPIT, PISTE, PLOWS, POETS, PORGY, POTTO, POTTY, ROILS, ROILY, ROTIS, ROTTE, SLIPE, SLIPT, SLYPE, SPITE, SPLIT, SPOIL, SPORT, STIPE, TENIA, THEIN, THETA, TINEA, TIPIS, TIPPY, TITHE, TITIS, TITTY, TOILS, TOITS, TOPIS, TROTH, TROTS, TYPEY, TYPPS, TYTHE